English Explanatory Dictionary

rabi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Spring.
  2. The spring harvest.
name
  1. Either of two months in the Islamic calendar: Rabi I/Rabi-al-awwal (the third month) and Rabi II (the fourth).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹabi/

Word forms

rabi rabis

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ربیع (rabī) / रबी (rabī), from Persian ربیع (rabi'), from Arabic رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”).

Related words

kharif

Derived words

Rabi cycle Rabi flop Rabi flopping Rabi problem
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